Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES KY0105058

CEDAR POINT, Buckhorn, KY: NPDES KY0105058 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties

Administratively continuedPermit status
MinorDischarger class
8Pollutants under a numeric limit
7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
0Inspections on file
0Formal enforcement actions

CEDAR POINT, held by Cedar Point, holds NPDES permit KY0105058, which discharges to Middle Fork / Kentucky River. EPA’s file records it issued December 10, 2011 and expiring November 30, 2017.

CEDAR POINT, Buckhorn, Kentucky: Individual permit KY0105058, held by Cedar Point; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued December 10, 2011, term to November 30, 2017; discharges to MIDDLE FORK / KENTUCKY RIVER; Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities.

E. coli: 2 limits, 63 violations of any kind, 55 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2019, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Solids, total suspended: 4 limits, 79 violations of any kind, 53 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2019, largest 541% over the limit.
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C: 4 limits, 75 violations of any kind, 51 effluent exceedances, latest June 30, 2019, largest 580% over the limit.
Chlorine, total residual: 2 limits, 44 violations of any kind, 36 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2018, largest 67,355% over the limit.
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]: 4 limits, 59 violations of any kind, 33 effluent exceedances, latest March 31, 2017, largest 828% over the limit.
Coliform, fecal general: 0 limits, 4 violations of any kind, 4 effluent exceedances, latest September 30, 2006, largest 99,999% over the limit.
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]: 1 limit, 6 violations of any kind, 2 effluent exceedances, latest December 31, 2012, largest 100% over the limit.
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant: 2 limits, 21 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
pH: 2 limits, 8 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.

October 5, 2018: Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance (ST6).
October 5, 2018: Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment (ST6).

CEDAR POINT among its neighbors

EPA’s permit file holds 5 discharge permits in the Squabble Creek-Middle Fork Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002020401), KY0105058 among them. Its county holds 49, 1 of them major permits; KY0105058 is a minor permit.

Other permits in the Squabble Creek-Middle Fork Kentucky River subwatershed (HUC 051002020401)

BUCKHORN CHILDREN CENTER, Buckhorn: KY0082945, minor permit, discharging to SQUABBLE CRK, permit term to November 30, 2022
BUCKHORN ELEMENTARY & HIGH SCHOOL, Buckhorn: KY0090352, minor permit, discharging to SQUABBLE CRK, permit term to May 31, 2023
BUCKHORN WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Buckhorn: KYG640204, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Kentucky River, permit term to December 31, 2028
BUCKHORN WATER TREATMENT PLANT, Buckhorn: KYR10U224, minor permit, discharging to Middle Fork Kentucky River, permit term to December 31, 2029

Identity

Facility as filed	CEDAR POINT
Permittee as filed	Cedar Point
NPDES ID	KY0105058
Permit status	Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued)
Permit type	Individual permit
Discharger class	Minor discharger
Facility type	Not a publicly owned treatment works
Issued	December 10, 2011
Expiration date	November 30, 2017
Address	Buckhorn, KY 41721
Receiving water	MIDDLE FORK / KENTUCKY RIVER
Subwatershed	Squabble Creek-Middle Fork Kentucky River (HUC 051002020401)
NAICS	623210 – Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
SIC	8361 – Residential Care

Effluent limits and exceedances

9Pollutants on file
8Under a numeric limit
9With a violation of any kind
7With an effluent exceedance

An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.

Pollutant or measure	Limits	Violations, any kind	Effluent exceedances	Latest exceedance	Largest exceedance, as filed
E. coli	2	63	55	June 30, 2019	99,999% over the limit
Solids, total suspended	4	79	53	June 30, 2019	541% over the limit
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	4	75	51	June 30, 2019	580% over the limit
Chlorine, total residual	2	44	36	March 31, 2018	67,355% over the limit
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	4	59	33	March 31, 2017	828% over the limit
Coliform, fecal general	0	4	4	September 30, 2006	99,999% over the limit
Oxygen, dissolved [DO]	1	6	2	December 31, 2012	100% over the limit
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant	2	21	0
pH	2	8	0

Inspections, violations and enforcement

2Single-event violations

Date	What EPA recorded	Agency
October 5, 2018	Management Practice Violations - Improper Operation and Maintenance	ST6
October 5, 2018	Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment	ST6

Inspections

EPA’s inspection file holds no inspection for NPDES KY0105058.

Formal enforcement and penalties

0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.

Informal enforcement

EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES KY0105058.

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This page is a public-records entry for the Clean Water Act discharge permit NPDES KY0105058, held by Cedar Point at CEDAR POINT in Buckhorn, KY, which discharges to Middle Fork / Kentucky River. The permit is listed as administratively continued, with a discharger class of minor, and the page reports 8 pollutants under a numeric limit and 7 pollutants with an effluent exceedance.